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Marlpool Junior School

Primary · Heanor · DE75 7HS

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 4 October 2022

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At a glance

90 pupils · 56% of 160 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
42.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
20.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
URN
112561

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 4 October 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

29 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
21%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
98
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
97
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school21%
Median of its 12 closest peers61.5%
Derbyshire average59.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Aldbrough Primary SchoolHull · 76 miles awayExpected standard63%
Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary AcademyPreston · 82 miles awayGood15%
Weaverham Primary AcademyNorthwich · 54 miles awayGood38%
Fishburn Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees · 116 miles awayRequires improvement45%
Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery SchoolAlfreton · 8 miles awayExpected standard67%
The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, PointonSleaford · 42 miles awayGood56%
Helpringham Primary AcademySleaford · 43 miles awayGood60%
Walcott Primary SchoolLincoln · 43 miles awayGood80%
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary SchoolSowerby Bridge · 54 miles awayGood68%
Heacham Junior SchoolKing's Lynn · 76 miles awayGood (2019)64%
Trinity Academy St Peter'sSowerby Bridge · 54 miles awayGood71%
St George's CofE Primary SchoolAshton-Under-Lyne · 46 miles awayExpected standard50%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 93% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Any other White background 3% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%) · Any other Black background 2% (Derbyshire 0%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.90 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Derbyshire: 3.13 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 17% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

66.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 21 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £61,012; 40% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£10,475
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 68% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 15% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 10% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £7,459; in-year balance -£20,724

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher20.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work23.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways18.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier74%62.3%
Social housing8.4%17.1%
Privately rented17.6%20.5%
Detached houses34.5%22.9%
Flats2.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van15.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019434 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£190,000273 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£155,000–£250,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (85)£280,000
Semi-detached (95)£190,000
Terraced (90)£154,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
6an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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